San Jose, CA-based eBay is poised to make a strategic investment of $170 million in Paytm Mall the Indian online retail platform space. Last year, the company sold its 6.55% stake it held in Flipkart for $1.1 billion when the startup was taken over by Walmart, and has been looking...
e-Bay India Merges with Flipkart
Online selling platform eBay India, and Bangalore, India-based e-commerce firm Flipkart Group formally concluded their merger process. Flipkart will own and operate eBay, while the latter will function as an independent entity even as the two firms explore opportunities in cross-border trade. Customers from Flipkart and eBay will get access...
India's Flipkart Raises $1.4 Billion Funding
Flipkart Private Ltd, the Singapore-based holding company of India’s e-commerce marketplace Flipkart, based in Bangalore, closed a $1.4 billion funding round with backing from Chinese Internet giant Tencent, eBay, and Microsoft. Post funding, the valuation of India's most highly valued startup is now $11.6 billion from a previous high of $15...
eBay Beats Out Amazon To Lead $50M Round In India’s Snapdeal
According to the online e-commerce giant eBay, it expects that 12% of its sales will be coming from BRIC countries by 2015 in a global e-commerce market that will be worth $300 billion. Moreover, the company plans to lead a $50 million, Series C investment in Snapdeal (an online marketplace...